I had another prenatal appointment Friday at 14 weeks, and everything went well. I met with one of the 2 doctors at the center I go to (the other three there are midwives), and he was really nice. The baby's heartbeat was in the 160's, which everyone is saying sounds like a boy. I'm not getting my hopes up too much, but my preference is a boy. I don't really care either way though, I just pray for healthy! We find out April 27th, so long as the baby isn't shy! :P The doctor also mentioned doing a blood test at my next appointment to check for Down's Syndrome. It's not the amniocentesis that can cause miscarriage, but a simple, 1 vial drawn from my arm. The test can tell me if the baby is at high risk for developing Down's. I don't think I'm going to get the test done, since it can't tell me 100% whether or not the baby has it, just if it's in a smaller percentile for possibly having it. … [Read more...]
Not So Little Anymore
Today is my little brother's 16th birthday. It's kinda depressing, but he's not so much my baby brother anymore. Being 10 years older than him, we used to be closer than my sister and I were. He's turned into a teenager the past few years though, and hanging out with his older sister is so uncool now. He's taking the driver's test Friday, and it's scary to think he may be driving on his own by this weekend! XP I've been looking at DSLR cameras tonight, as I'm really wanting to get more into photography before the baby gets here. I'd really like to get a Canon XSi, but I can't afford the hefty price tag at the moment. Hopefully by picking up some more writing jobs (which I have yet to do), I can put back a little money here and there to get one before my birthday. That would give me about 4 months to learn how to use one well enough to get pics of my little bean when he/she gets here! … [Read more...]
Spring Break
I'm taking this week to enjoy my Spring Break by doing absolutely nothing but sitting on my butt! Okay, so that's not exactly true. I did land a new writing project this morning, so I'll be busy the rest of the week knocking out some articles. Other than that, not too much going on. Last Friday, I had another prenatal appointment. I haven't told everyone that will listen about my pregnancy yet, but I know how much of a downer it was to go back and tell everyone that I had miscarried. Therefore, this time I had been a little more low key about it...until Friday anyway. I spoke to the doctor about my all day sickness, and she recommended Dramamine (sp?) if I were going to take medicine for it. She believes that the severeness of my nausea is probably being helped by my Progesterone supplement, so I'm only on it for another week. Other than that, everything checked out good and she sent me … [Read more...]
